Former Stripper Running for Congress Writes About Losing a Job and Sex Work Stigma: 'Shouldn't Be Taboo'
Photo: GettyA progressive Democrat who is running for Congress in Pennsylvania is reflecting on her past job as a stripper to pay for college, how it affected her other job as a girls' soccer coach and the stigma around sex work.“During college, I worked as a stripper and I have been vocal and forthcoming about sharing that experience, so as not to leave a heavily marginalized community in the shadows,“Alexandra Hunt, who is running in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, wrote in anessay for HuffPostpublished Tuesday....